Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
From A Tribute to the employees of the Metropolitan
Gas Company who served in the Great War.
(Courtesy of Old Gippstown)
Latimer H R Pte 3813 Herbert Reginald 14 Inf Bn 22 Gasfitter Single C of E
Address: Essendon, Daisy St, 13
Next of Kin: Latimer, Samuel Ernest, father, 13 Daisy St, Essendon
Enlisted: 30 Jul 1915
Embarked: A40 Ceramic 23 Nov 1915
Date of death: 15/11/1916 Lance Corporal, 46 Inf Bn
CWGC: "Son of Samuel Ernest and Julia Ellen Latimer, of 13, Daisy St, Essendon, Victoria, Australia".
BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Relatives on Active Service:
Latimer-S-A-Pte-4235 brother
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Australian Red Cross Missing and Wounded Enquiries Bureau Correspondence
46th Btn LATIMER, H L/Cpl 3813
Killed in action 15/11/16
"I knew casualty. He was a man about 5 ft 8ins, well built, dark complexion, about 20 years of age, known as "Bert". A shrapnel shell exploded near Casualty a piece entering the back of his left arm. As soon as he was hit he said "I'm done" and died immediately afterwards. I was 10 yds away from Casualty at the time of his death. He was buried 20 yds from where he was killed and his helmet was placed over his grave to indicate the spot and I helped to bury him.
Act Sgt Howe
No 4982 46th Btn.
https://www.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1048490--1-.pdf
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War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall F-L
Essendon State School *
Christ Church Roll of Honour *
Anzac Honoured Dead 15/11/16
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour killed
Metropolitan Gas Company
Died on Active Service
LATIMER-Killed in action, in France, on
15th November, 1910, Lance Corporal
Herbert Reginald (Bert), the dearly beloved
eldest son of Ernest and Nellie Latimer, of
Strathmore, Daisy street, Essendon, and
dearly loved brother of Sydney (on active
service abroad), and Sylvie, aged 23 years
and 5 months; grandson of Mrs Hunt,
1008 Drummond street, North Carlton.
Gone is the face we loved so dear,
Silent the voice we long to hear.
His country called and honour bade him go
To battle 'gainst a grim and deadly foe,
He helped to bring Australia into fame,
To build for her a never-dying name
Foremost was be in thickest strife.
For King and country laid he down his life.
The Argus 16 December 1916
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1630409
In Memoriam
LATIMER.—In loving memory of our dearly loved
son, L.-Cpl. H. R. (Bert), aged 23 years, who was
killed in action, Nov. 14, 1916, 46th Batt, loved
brother of Sylvie and Sydney (on active service
abroad). Also a tribute to his late comrade, Pte.
H. Landon, who was killed in action, Oct. 1, 1917.
Two of Australia's best.
Time may soothe a broken heart.
Time may make a wound less sore,
But time can never stop the longing
For our dear ones gone before.
-(Inserted by his loving father and mother, Daisy
street, Essendon.)
Family Notices. (1917, November 14). The Argus
(Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 1.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1663009
LATIMER-In loving memory of our dearly
beloved son, L.-Cpl. H. R. Latimer (Bert), 46th Batt,
killed in action at Flers, 15th November, 1916.
loved brother of Syd. (returned), and Sylvie.
'Tis not the tears at the moment shed
That tell how beloved is the soul that's fled;
It's the silent tears of the long days wept,
And the loving remembrance for ever kept.
-(Inserted by Mrs. and Miss E. Latimer, Daisy
street, Essendon.)
The Argus 15 November 1919
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4654315
No other Argus notices up to 1923.
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